So even though he’d fallen earlier in the day and wasn’t feeling well, he walked into a dance studio and asked for a lesson.

“I was always amazed by those old movies and the kind of dancing that those guys could do,” he told Forest Lake Times. “For years, I kept telling myself that one day I would learn. Then I turned 85 and my wife kinda pushed me into giving it a go.”

“My plan is to keep working hard and see where this adventure takes me,” he told the paper.

About the blogger

Bob Collins was with Minnesota Public Radio from 1992-2019. He was senior editor of news in the ’90s, ran MPR’s political unit, created the MPR News regional website, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.